Purrble's Soothing Touch for Eating Disorders and Autism (SOOTH-ED)

King's College London

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Eating Disorders

Treatments: Device: Purrble

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07007481

10.17605/OSF.IO/4UKFW (Other Identifier)

333898

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to explore the potential therapeutic benefits of the Purrble intervention, a tangible device designed to assist with in-situ emotion regulation, for individuals on the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM) Eating Disorders outpatient service waiting list. By examining its effects on emotion regulation, sensory sensitivity, depression, anxiety, and motivation for treatment engagement, the study seeks to offer empirical evidence on the efficacy of the Purrble as a supportive tool while patients are on the waiting list for formal outpatient treatment.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Currently enrolled on the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) Eating Disorders Outpatient Service waiting list
• Confirmed diagnosis of an ED.
• Participants aged 18 and above.
• Willing to commit to the duration of the study and provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals currently dealing with substance abuse issues.
• Individuals with active psychosis.
• Individuals currently experiencing high suicidality or deemed to be at a high risk of self-harm.
• Individuals currently undergoing a separate ED treatment.
• Individuals who have previously been exposed to the Purrble intervention.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group (Purrble)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will be provided with the Purrble device, while waitlisted for eating disorder treatment.

Treatment:

Device: Purrble

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control condition will be waitlist as usual. Participants in this arm will not receive the Purrble intervention and will serve as a reference group for comparison.